diff --git a/esphome/core/application.cpp b/esphome/core/application.cpp
index 73fa462e10..0c17c70161 100644
--- a/esphome/core/application.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/application.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void Application::setup() {
   // clear path always works and needs no reconciliation. Finally, set
   // APP_STATE_SETUP_COMPLETE so subsequent warning clears go through
   // the normal walk-and-clear path.
-  if (!this->any_component_has_status_flag(STATUS_LED_WARNING))
+  if (!this->any_component_has_status_flag_(STATUS_LED_WARNING))
     this->app_state_ &= ~STATUS_LED_WARNING;
   this->app_state_ |= APP_STATE_SETUP_COMPLETE;
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void HOT Application::feed_wdt(uint32_t time) {
 #endif
   }
 }
-bool Application::any_component_has_status_flag(uint8_t flag) const {
+bool Application::any_component_has_status_flag_(uint8_t flag) const {
   // Walk all components (not just looping ones) so non-looping components'
   // status bits are respected. Only called from the slow-path clear helpers
   // (status_clear_warning_slow_path_ / status_clear_error_slow_path_) on an
diff --git a/esphome/core/application.h b/esphome/core/application.h
index 2e5e937842..19c1a1ecdb 100644
--- a/esphome/core/application.h
+++ b/esphome/core/application.h
@@ -414,12 +414,6 @@ class Application {
   /// (bit 6) to avoid costing additional RAM.
   bool is_setup_complete() const { return (this->app_state_ & APP_STATE_SETUP_COMPLETE) != 0; }
 
-  /// Walk all registered components looking for any whose component_state_
-  /// has the given flag set. Used by Component::status_clear_*_slow_path_()
-  /// to decide whether to clear the corresponding bit on this->app_state_
-  /// (which is the app-wide "any component has this status" indicator).
-  bool any_component_has_status_flag(uint8_t flag) const;
-
 // Helper macro for entity getter method declarations
 #ifdef USE_DEVICES
 #define GET_ENTITY_METHOD(entity_type, entity_name, entities_member) \
@@ -594,6 +588,12 @@ class Application {
   bool is_socket_ready_(int fd) const { return FD_ISSET(fd, &this->read_fds_); }
 #endif
 
+  /// Walk all registered components looking for any whose component_state_
+  /// has the given flag set. Used by Component::status_clear_*_slow_path_()
+  /// (which is a friend) to decide whether to clear the corresponding bit on
+  /// this->app_state_ (the app-wide "any component has this status" indicator).
+  bool any_component_has_status_flag_(uint8_t flag) const;
+
   /// Register a component, detecting loop() override at compile time.
   /// Uses HasLoopOverride<T> which handles ambiguous &T::loop from multiple inheritance.
   template<typename T> void register_component_(T *comp) {
diff --git a/esphome/core/component.cpp b/esphome/core/component.cpp
index 7605565658..8949b4b76d 100644
--- a/esphome/core/component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/component.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ void Component::status_clear_warning_slow_path_() {
   // by a transient component clear — Application::setup() reconciles
   // the warning bit once at the end before setting APP_STATE_SETUP_COMPLETE.
   // The set path is unchanged (set_status_flag_ still writes directly).
-  if (App.is_setup_complete() && !App.any_component_has_status_flag(STATUS_LED_WARNING))
+  if (App.is_setup_complete() && !App.any_component_has_status_flag_(STATUS_LED_WARNING))
     App.app_state_ &= ~STATUS_LED_WARNING;
   ESP_LOGW(TAG, "%s cleared Warning flag", LOG_STR_ARG(this->get_component_log_str()));
 }
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ void Component::status_clear_error_slow_path_() {
   // STATUS_LED_ERROR is never artificially forced — it only ever lands
   // in app_state_ via a real set_status_flag_ call. So the walk-and-clear
   // path is always safe, including during setup.
-  if (!App.any_component_has_status_flag(STATUS_LED_ERROR))
+  if (!App.any_component_has_status_flag_(STATUS_LED_ERROR))
     App.app_state_ &= ~STATUS_LED_ERROR;
   ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s cleared Error flag", LOG_STR_ARG(this->get_component_log_str()));
 }